Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Michael S. Friedman, MD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Family Medicine · GROVETOWN, GA · NPI 1962562355

Profile state: payments and partd Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

CMS Open Payments records show Michael S. Friedman, MD received $670.74 in general payments during 2025 across 33 reported records.

Novo Nordisk Inc accounted for 29.6% of that reported general-payment amount.

The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 19 associated products.

A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Arexvy, Eliquis, Mounjaro, Ozempic, Shingrix, Trelegy Ellipta.

ABBVIE INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported CREON as an associated drug or biological on 91561 records involving 20616 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 11 claims for Creon by this doctor in 2024.

ABBVIE INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported LINZESS as an associated drug or biological on 87954 records involving 21815 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 14 claims for Linzess by this doctor in 2024.

ABBVIE INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SYNTHROID as an associated drug or biological on 10655 records involving 4881 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 32 claims for Synthroid by this doctor in 2024.

Astellas Pharma US Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Myrbetriq as an associated drug or biological on 16 records involving 16 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 15 claims for Myrbetriq by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported AREXVY as an associated drug or biological on 47563 records involving 28786 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 19 claims for Arexvy by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported SHINGRIX as an associated drug or biological on 43515 records involving 26794 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 14 claims for Shingrix by this doctor in 2024.

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRELEGY ELLIPTA as an associated drug or biological on 131532 records involving 37148 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 38 claims for Trelegy Ellipta by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported JARDIANCE as an associated drug or biological on 47708 records involving 23833 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 49 claims for Jardiance by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported MOUNJARO as an associated drug or biological on 186719 records involving 66436 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 142 claims for Mounjaro by this doctor in 2024.

Lilly USA, LLC reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported TRULICITY as an associated drug or biological on 71 records involving 57 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 65 claims for Trulicity by this doctor in 2024.

Novo Nordisk Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Ozempic as an associated drug or biological on 261625 records involving 77793 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 89 claims for Ozempic by this doctor in 2024.

PFIZER INC. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported ELIQUIS as an associated drug or biological on 87112 records involving 36032 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 128 claims for Eliquis by this doctor in 2024.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

$670.74

33 reported records · 8 companies

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Who paid this doctor?

Companies in 2025 General Payments

Reported companyCanonical companyAmountShareRecordsYear
Novo Nordisk Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $198.7929.6%112025
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $147.0921.9%42025
PFIZER INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $126.4618.9%62025
Abbott Laboratories Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $92.7413.8%62025
Lilly USA, LLC Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $38.445.7%22025
ABBVIE INC. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $35.515.3%22025
Phadia US Inc. Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $17.262.6%12025
Astellas Pharma US Inc Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown $14.452.1%12025

What were the payments for?

Payment categories

CategoryAmountRecords
Food and Beverage$670.7433

A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

Reported productTypeReported companyRelated amount*RecordsYear
SHINGRIX
Normalized: shingrix
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $138.46 3 2025
Source payment records
Wegovy
Normalized: wegovy
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $117.25 6 2025
Source payment records
ABRYSVO
Normalized: abrysvo
Biological PFIZER INC. $84.03 4 2025
Source payment records
COMIRNATY
Normalized: comirnaty
Biological PFIZER INC. $84.03 4 2025
Source payment records
PREVNAR 20
Normalized: prevnar 20
Biological PFIZER INC. $84.03 4 2025
Source payment records
NURTEC ODT
Normalized: nurtec odt
Drug PFIZER INC. $42.43 2 2025
Source payment records
Ozempic
Normalized: ozempic
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $39.73 3 2025
Source payment records
ZEPBOUND
Normalized: zepbound
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $38.44 2 2025
Source payment records
UBRELVY
Normalized: ubrelvy
Drug ABBVIE INC. $35.51 2 2025
Source payment records
AREXVY
Normalized: arexvy
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $27.79 2 2025
Source payment records
Rybelsus
Normalized: rybelsus
Drug Novo Nordisk Inc $27.04 2 2025
Source payment records
ZAVZPRET
Normalized: zavzpret
Drug PFIZER INC. $22.13 1 2025
Source payment records
ELIQUIS
Normalized: eliquis
Drug PFIZER INC. $20.30 1 2025
Source payment records
MOUNJARO
Normalized: mounjaro
Drug Lilly USA, LLC $18.17 1 2025
Source payment records
ImmunoCAP
Normalized: immunocap
Device Phadia US Inc. $17.26 1 2025
Source payment records
QULIPTA
Normalized: qulipta
Drug ABBVIE INC. $16.92 1 2025
Source payment records
BEXSERO
Normalized: bexsero
Biological GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $15.74 1 2025
Source payment records
Veozah
Normalized: veozah
Drug Astellas Pharma US Inc $14.45 1 2025
Source payment records
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
Normalized: trelegy ellipta
Drug GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $8.63 1 2025
Source payment records

* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.

These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

Open Payments productPayment yearPart D brandPart D yearClaimsMatch methodSource
AREXVY
arexvy
2025 Arexvy 2024 19 exact normalized Medicare Part D
ELIQUIS
eliquis
2025 Eliquis 2024 128 exact normalized Medicare Part D
MOUNJARO
mounjaro
2025 Mounjaro 2024 142 exact normalized Medicare Part D
Ozempic
ozempic
2025 Ozempic 2024 89 exact normalized Medicare Part D
SHINGRIX
shingrix
2025 Shingrix 2024 14 exact normalized Medicare Part D
TRELEGY ELLIPTA
trelegy ellipta
2025 Trelegy Ellipta 2024 38
Beneficiary count suppressed
exact normalized Medicare Part D

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

Paying companyPayment yearDrug reported by same entityOpen Payments evidencePart DClaimsBeneficiaries
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 CREON
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
91561 supporting records · 20616 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Creon · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
11 suppressed by CMS
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 LINZESS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87954 supporting records · 21815 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352608
Linzess · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
14 suppressed by CMS
ABBVIE INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SYNTHROID
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
10655 supporting records · 4881 recipient NPIs · example record 1201352636
Synthroid · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
32 suppressed by CMS
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Myrbetriq
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
16 supporting records · 16 recipient NPIs · example record 1238599014
Myrbetriq · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
15 suppressed by CMS
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 AREXVY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
47563 supporting records · 28786 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332445
Arexvy · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
19 19
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 SHINGRIX
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
43515 supporting records · 26794 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332452
Shingrix · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
14 12
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRELEGY ELLIPTA
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
131532 supporting records · 37148 recipient NPIs · example record 1190332369
Trelegy Ellipta · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
38 suppressed by CMS
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 JARDIANCE
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
47708 supporting records · 23833 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464557
Jardiance · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
49 11
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 MOUNJARO
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
186719 supporting records · 66436 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464455
Mounjaro · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
142 19
Lilly USA, LLC
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 TRULICITY
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
71 supporting records · 57 recipient NPIs · example record 1186464601
Trulicity · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
65 suppressed by CMS
Novo Nordisk Inc
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 Ozempic
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
261625 supporting records · 77793 recipient NPIs · example record 1188130076
Ozempic · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
89 17
PFIZER INC.
Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference
2025 ELIQUIS
open payments reported associated product
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
87112 supporting records · 36032 recipient NPIs · example record 1228794063
Eliquis · 2024
Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row
128 24

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

BrandGenericClaimsBeneficiaries
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium481131
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium30679
Pantoprazole SodiumPantoprazole Sodium26772
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium22360
LisinoprilLisinopril20654
AlprazolamAlprazolam19533
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl18235
Amlodipine BesylateAmlodipine Besylate17951
HydrochlorothiazideHydrochlorothiazide17942
Metformin HclMetformin Hcl17346
GabapentinGabapentin16849
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate16644
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen14422
MounjaroTirzepatide14219
EliquisApixaban12824
Rosuvastatin CalciumRosuvastatin Calcium12541
SimvastatinSimvastatin12333
OmeprazoleOmeprazole11735
MeloxicamMeloxicam11630
Trazodone HclTrazodone Hcl11632
ClonazepamClonazepam11123
Tamsulosin HclTamsulosin Hcl11129
LorazepamLorazepam10817
Sertraline HclSertraline Hcl10629
Alendronate SodiumAlendronate Sodium10532
FurosemideFurosemide9937
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl9815
PrednisonePrednisone9564
OzempicSemaglutide8917
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl8819
CarvedilolCarvedilol7922
Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride7823
EstradiolEstradiol7718
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl7628
Fluoxetine HclFluoxetine Hcl7618
Zolpidem TartrateZolpidem Tartrate7616
Lisinopril-HydrochlorothiazideLisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide7522
FamotidineFamotidine7221
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen7218
Amitriptyline HclAmitriptyline Hcl7117
Fluticasone PropionateFluticasone Propionate7023
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate6816
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate6524
TrulicityDulaglutide65suppressed
AllopurinolAllopurinol6314
GlimepirideGlimepiride6115
Losartan-HydrochlorothiazideLosartan/Hydrochlorothiazide5913
CelecoxibCelecoxib5813
Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine57suppressed
Escitalopram OxalateEscitalopram Oxalate5719
Quetiapine FumarateQuetiapine Fumarate57suppressed
FinasterideFinasteride5615
Buspirone HclBuspirone Hcl53suppressed
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium5325
Pravastatin SodiumPravastatin Sodium5215
SpironolactoneSpironolactone5213
JardianceEmpagliflozin4911
Donepezil HclDonepezil Hcl4815
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl4817
PregabalinPregabalin4616
Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl4513
Citalopram HbrCitalopram Hydrobromide44suppressed
DiazepamDiazepam43suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl42suppressed
Hydroxyzine HclHydroxyzine Hcl4213
Metformin Hcl ErMetformin Hcl4115
ValsartanValsartan41suppressed
Glipizide ErGlipizide40suppressed
Montelukast SodiumMontelukast Sodium4013
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl3813
Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter38suppressed
AtenololAtenolol37suppressed
ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl3512
TemazepamTemazepam33suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-AmphetamineDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine32suppressed
PrimidonePrimidone32suppressed
SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium32suppressed
Nifedipine ErNifedipine31suppressed
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide3120
Oxybutynin Chloride ErOxybutynin Chloride30suppressed
EszopicloneEszopiclone29suppressed
LovastatinLovastatin29suppressed
Promethazine HclPromethazine Hcl29suppressed
Pramipexole DihydrochloridePramipexole Di-Hcl28suppressed
AzithromycinAzithromycin2725
Metoprolol TartrateMetoprolol Tartrate27suppressed
Memantine HclMemantine Hcl26suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate25suppressed
IbuprofenIbuprofen25suppressed
NaproxenNaproxen25suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim2521
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate24suppressed
Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol23suppressed
KetoconazoleKetoconazole23suppressed
Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog23suppressed
Ciprofloxacin HclCiprofloxacin Hcl2219
Doxazosin MesylateDoxazosin Mesylate22suppressed
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron2211
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl22suppressed
Warfarin SodiumWarfarin Sodium21suppressed
ArexvyRsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf1919
Ventolin HfaAlbuterol Sulfate19suppressed
Anoro ElliptaUmeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr18suppressed
Desvenlafaxine Succinate ErDesvenlafaxine Succinate18suppressed
FenofibrateFenofibrate,micronized18suppressed
Pioglitazone HclPioglitazone Hcl18suppressed
AcyclovirAcyclovir17suppressed
Candesartan CilexetilCandesartan Cilexetil17suppressed
ConstuloseLactulose17suppressed
JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate17suppressed
LevofloxacinLevofloxacin1716
Vitamin D2Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)17suppressed
FluconazoleFluconazole1611
Hydralazine HclHydralazine Hcl16suppressed
MethocarbamolMethocarbamol16suppressed
RamiprilRamipril16suppressed
TopiramateTopiramate16suppressed
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin1514
ChlorthalidoneChlorthalidone15suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate15suppressed
Levemir FlexpenInsulin Detemir15suppressed
MyrbetriqMirabegron15suppressed
Stiolto RespimatTiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl15suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate ErZolpidem Tartrate15suppressed
Doxycycline HyclateDoxycycline Hyclate14suppressed
Esomeprazole MagnesiumEsomeprazole Magnesium14suppressed
EzetimibeEzetimibe14suppressed
Ibandronate SodiumIbandronate Sodium14suppressed
LinzessLinaclotide14suppressed
Paroxetine HclParoxetine Hcl14suppressed
RivastigmineRivastigmine14suppressed
Ropinirole HclRopinirole Hcl14suppressed
Saxagliptin HclSaxagliptin Hcl14suppressed
ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf1412
TorsemideTorsemide14suppressed
Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid14suppressed
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl13suppressed
BumetanideBumetanide13suppressed
Bupropion Hcl SrBupropion Hcl13suppressed
Droplet Pen NeedlePen Needle, Diabetic13suppressed
Levocetirizine DihydrochlorideLevocetirizine Dihydrochloride13suppressed
Novolog FlexpenInsulin Aspart13suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog12suppressed
Benazepril-HydrochlorothiazideBenazepril/Hydrochlorothiazide12suppressed
Bisoprolol FumarateBisoprolol Fumarate12suppressed
GlipizideGlipizide12suppressed
LactuloseLactulose12suppressed
LamotrigineLamotrigine12suppressed
MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate12suppressed
Oxybutynin ChlorideOxybutynin Chloride12suppressed
Proair RespiclickAlbuterol Sulfate12suppressed
CreonLipase/Protease/Amylase11suppressed
Fenofibric AcidFenofibric Acid (Choline)11suppressed
KerendiaFinerenone11suppressed
Midodrine HclMidodrine Hcl11suppressed
Mometasone FuroateMometasone Furoate11suppressed
Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate11suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

YearGeneral PaymentsMain payerExplicit productsCompany overlapsPart D coverage
2025 $670.74 · 33 records Novo Nordisk Inc ABRYSVO, AREXVY, BEXSERO, COMIRNATY, ELIQUIS, ImmunoCAP, MOUNJARO, NURTEC ODT, Ozempic, PREVNAR 20, QULIPTA, Rybelsus, SHINGRIX, TRELEGY ELLIPTA, UBRELVY, Veozah, Wegovy, ZAVZPRET, ZEPBOUND 12
2024 Complete

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DatasetYearPublicationSource
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 2025 2026-06-30 Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug 2024 2026-05-06 Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2 current / reference data 2026-08-10 Original source

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